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Commission Decision of 7 May 2002 on common technical specifications for in vitro-diagnostic medical devices (notified under document number C(2002) 1344) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/364/EC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The technical specifications set out in the Annex to this...

  3. Article 2.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      COMMON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (CTS) FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICES

      1. 1. SCOPE

      2. 2. DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

        1. (Diagnostic) sensitivity

        2. True positive

        3. False negative

        4. (Diagnostic) specificity

        5. False positive

        6. True negative

        7. Analytical sensitivity

        8. Analytical specificity

        9. Nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT)

        10. Rapid test

        11. Robustness

        12. Whole system failure rate

        13. Confirmation assay

        14. Virus typing assay

        15. Sero-conversion HIV samples

        16. Early sero-conversion HIV samples

      3. 3. COMMON TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (CTS) FOR PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX...

        1. 3.1. CTS for performance evaluation of reagents and reagent products for...

          1. General principles

            1. 3.1.1. Devices which detect virus infections placed on the market for...

            2. 3.1.2. Devices intended by the manufacturer for testing body fluids other...

            3. 3.1.3. Devices intended by the manufacturer for self-test, i.e. home use,...

            4. 3.1.4. All performance evaluations shall be carried out in direct comparison...

            5. 3.1.5. If discrepant test results are identified as part of an...

            6. 3.1.6. Performance evaluations shall be performed on a population equivalent to...

            7. 3.1.7. Positive specimens used in the performance evaluation shall be selected...

            8. 3.1.8. Sensitivity with true positives and sero-conversion samples shall be evaluated...

            9. 3.1.9. Performance evaluation of screening assays shall include 25 positive (if...

            10. 3.1.10. Negative specimens used in a performance evaluation shall be defined...

            11. 3.1.11. For performance evaluations for screening assays (Table 1) blood donor...

            12. 3.1.12. Devices shall have a specificity of at least 99,5 %...

            13. 3.1.13. Devices shall be evaluated to establish the effect of potential...

            14. 3.1.14. For devices intended by the manufacturer to be used with...

            15. 3.1.15. For devices intended for use with plasma the performance evaluation...

            16. 3.1.16. As part of the required risk analysis the whole system...

            17. 3.1.17. If a new in vitro diagnostic medical device belonging to...

        2. 3.2. Additional requirements for HIV antibody/antigen combined tests

          1. 3.2.1. HIV antibody/antigen combined tests intended for anti-HIV and p24 antigen...

          2. 3.2.2. HIV antibody/antigen combined tests intended for anti-HIV and p24 detection...

        3. 3.3. Additional requirements for nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT)

          1. 3.3.1. For target sequence amplification assays, a functionality control for each...

          2. 3.3.2. The analytical sensitivity or detection limit for NAT assays shall...

          3. 3.3.3. Genotype detection shall be demonstrated by appropriate primer or probe...

          4. 3.3.4. Results of quantitative NAT assays shall be traceable to international...

          5. 3.3.5. NAT assays may be used to detect virus in antibody...

          6. 3.3.6. For investigation of potential carry-over, at least five runs with...

          7. 3.3.7. The whole system failure rate leading to false-negative results shall...

        4. 3.4. CTS for the manufacturer’s release testing of reagents and reagent...

          1. 3.4.1. The manufacturer’s release testing criteria shall ensure that every batch...

          2. 3.4.2. The manufacturer’s batch release testing for screening assays shall include...

        5. 3.5. CTS for performance evaluation of reagents and reagent products for...

          1. 3.5.1. All performance evaluations shall be carried out in direct comparison...

          2. 3.5.2. If discrepant test results are identified as part of an...

          3. 3.5.3. Performance evaluations shall be performed on a population equivalent to...

          4. 3.5.4. Positive specimens used in the performance evaluation shall be selected...

          5. 3.5.5. Devices shall be evaluated to establish the effect of potential...

          6. 3.5.6. For devices intended for use with plasma the performance evaluation...

        6. 3.6. CTS for the manufacturer’s release testing of reagents and reagent...

          1. 3.6.1. The manufacturer’s release testing criteria shall ensure that every batch...

          2. 3.6.2. Requirements for manufacturers batch release testing are outlined in Table...

        7. Acceptance criteria:

        8. Qualifications:

        9. Table 10 Batch release criteria for reagents and reagent products to determine...Specificity testing requirements on each reagent 1. Test reagents Only...

          1. 1. Test reagents

            1. Acceptance criteria:

          2. 2. Control materials (red cells)

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